Immigration

Immigrants hold passports and residence permits at an immigration office in Granada January 26, 2010. The government once spoke of how immigration could increase Spain's population by 50 percent to 66 million. Now unemployment is around 18 percent -- and 10 percentage points higher among foreign workers -- it is changing its tune. It has drastically cut back on working visas, tightened rules on family reunification and offered money to migrants wanting to leave Spain. To match feature SPAIN-IMMIGRANTS/ REUTERS/Pepe Marin (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) - GM1E62N0MOX01

The emigration election: Why the EU is not like America

Susi Dennison and Jeremy Shapiro

Monday, May 13, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for an executive order linking "free speech" efforts at public universities to federal grants in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC195E751050

Trump threatened sanctuary cities, and they shrugged—here’s why

John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, and Christine Stenglein

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Experts share insights on the Census 2020

A year before the 2020 census, experts share four key insights

April 23, 2019

Children say the pledge of allegiance during a ceremony to present citizenship certificates to young people who earned citizenship through their parents, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1E23D956B0

America is not full. Its future rests with young immigrants.

William H. Frey

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

A group of Central American migrants surrenders to U.S. Border Patrol Agents south of the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1EFD427530

Central Americans need less violence, more development, and a safe place to stay

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Immigration activists march toward the U.S. Capitol to protest the Trump Administration's immigration policy in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1726866820

Can immigration reform happen? A look back

Elaine Kamarck and Christine Stenglein

Monday, February 11, 2019

Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera signs a peace deal between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups following two weeks of talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Sudan, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC145AE69E40

Africa in the news: Peace in Central African Republic, US visa sanctions on Ghana, and natural resources in Southern Africa

Saturday, February 9, 2019

A migrant from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, runs with his son after crossing illegally from Mexico to the U.S. by jumping a border fence, as they are photographed through the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC11E5CFADE0

When it comes to the border, money doesn’t solve all problems

Christine Stenglein and John Hudak

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Fencing southern border

Charts of the week: Immigration and border security

Friday, January 11, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he visits the banks of the Rio Grande River with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents during the president's visit to the U.S. - Mexico border in Mission, Texas, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1CEF41B3C0

Trump’s bogus justifications for the border wall

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 11, 2019